Andhra Pradesh local elections: YSRC eyes a hat-trick, while dissidence in the Narasaraopet TDP is “brewing”

The political temperature in the Narasaraopet Assembly segment has increased as the lines of battle for the ballot war have been established. The YSRC is aiming for a hat-trick, and dissidence seems to be building inside the TDP.

In a startling episode on Wednesday, Pulimi Ramireddy, the TDP leader and former chairman of Market Yard, attempted to self-immolate at his home by dousing himself in gasoline and demanding that Ch Aravind Babu be fielded by the party high command.

But his supporters intervened right away and stopped him from trying to self-immolate. As part of the tripartite agreement, the BJP is expected to fight for the seat, and this episode has brought attention to the dissatisfaction within the TDP cadre.

Despite the expected allocation of TDP senior officials to the majority of seats in the Palnadu area, the party has refrained from revealing the identity of its candidate for Narasaraopet. The TDP cadre would not be pleased if the BJP is given the Assembly seat as part of the agreement.

When the three political parties united and prevailed in the state in 2014, Nalabothu Venkata Rao, a BJP candidate, ran against Dr. Gopireddy Srinivasa Reddy but was unsuccessful.

Following the 2019 scandal, Aravind Babu was appointed TDP constituency chief. Aravind Babu has been active in the constituency by coordinating party outreach initiatives and harshly criticising the current YSRC MLA’s “corrupt” actions in an attempt to get a ticket for the forthcoming elections.

Aravind Babu’s prospects of receiving a ticket are, however, very slim given the recent formation of a new alliance between the three parties. There have been rumblings in the party circles recently over Aravind Babu’s purported statement that he felt Narasaraopet TDP MP candidate Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayalu was working against him.

Dr. Gopireddy, a two-term MLA, is aiming to win for a third time in a row. In every mandal in the constituency, he is actively participating in the campaign.

Political observers believe that the tripartite coalition must make sure that its cadres coordinate with one another, regardless of the candidate, in order to provide fierce competition and win the constituency in the elections.

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Bid by TDP leader to self-immolate foiled

In a startling occurrence on Wednesday, Pulimi Ramireddy, the TDP leader and former chairman of the market yard, attempted to self-immolate at home after pouring gasoline over his body and requesting that the party high command field Aravind Babu from Narasaraopet in the elections. But his supporters intervened right once, blocking his attempt to self-immolate.

Tripartite alliance: Take caution

MP YV Subba Reddy, the YSRC regional coordinator, urged party members to implement the “Gadapa Gadapaku YSRC” campaign widely across Uttar Pradesh. “We are ready for a debate on the development of the State in the last five years,” he said at a speech to YSRC leaders from North Coastal Andhra held in the city. He warned the populace that in 2014, the tripartite coalition had deceived them. He added that they had teamed together once again to ensure their political survival.

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Tribes requested that weapons be given up.

The Model Code of Conduct has prompted the district police of Alluri Sitarama Raju to order the tribal people to give up their hunting weapons. When the election code is in effect, it is illegal to possess any kind of weapon. Following the implementation of the election code, 25 hunting firearms in the subdivision have been turned in, according to Chintapalli ASP Pratap Kishore. The indigenous people, who have always used hunting rifles, are unaware that guns are prohibited during elections. The ASP threatened to file proceedings against the tribe members if they did not turn up their firearms.